Hisamori Osawa

He was a servant of Yamashina Tokikuni and an expert in flower arranging. In 1467 (Onin 1), he was appointed Nagato no Kami, and served as a deputy of the Imperial Court's Kuraryo and a magistrate for the Yamashina family estate. In the Yamashina Family Ceremony, the diary entries from 1457 to 1492 are written by Hisamori, and describe the collection of taxes from the Yamashina family estate and his own personal life. The entry for July 23, 1477, reads, "He was issued a letter of assignment as a disciple," so it is known that he had disciples in flower arranging, and there are records of him arranging flowers in the Imperial Court from around 1488, but his accomplishments as a flower arranger are unclear. It is thought that he was probably a master of flower arranging in the society of the nobility.

[Hojo Akinao]

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山科言国(やましなときくに)の雑掌(ざっしょう)で花の名手。1467年（応仁1）長門守(ながとのかみ)に任官し、宮中内蔵寮(くらりょう)の目代(もくだい)、山科家領の代官を兼ねた。『山科家礼記(らいき)』のなかで康正(こうしょう)3年（1457）から延徳(えんとく)4年（1492）までは久守の日記記述で、山科家の荘園(しょうえん)の年貢の取り立てや、自己のことを記している。文明(ぶんめい)9年（1477）の7月23日の条に「弟子分状を被出也(いだされるなり)」とあり、いけ花の弟子をもつことが知られ、また長享(ちょうきょう)2年（1488）ごろから禁中で花を立てた記録もみえるが、いけ花師としての業績は明らかでない。おそらく公卿(くぎょう)社会で花を立てる名人であったと想像される。

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